When a man loves a woman, he can't keep his mind on nothing else
He'll trade the world for the good thing he's found
If she is bad, he can't see it, she can do no wrong
Turn his back on his best friend if he put her down
When a man loves a woman, spend his very last dime
Tryin' to hold on to what he needs
He'd give up all his comforts, sleep out in the rain
If she said that's the way it ought to be
Well, this man loves a woman
I gave you everything I had
[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/when-a-man-loves-a-woman-lyrics-percy-sledge.html ]
Tryin' to hold on to high glass love
Baby, please don't treat me bad
When a man loves a woman, down deep in his soul
She can bring him such misery
If she played him for a fool, he's the last one to know
Lovin' eyes can't ever see
When a man loves a woman, he can do her no wrong
He can never own some other girl
Yes, when a man loves a woman I know exactly how he feels
'Cause baby, baby, baby, you're my world
When a man loves a woman I know exactly how he feels
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SusanLindaF
Michael Bolton's immitation of this song is an insult to the real Percy Sledge version, which is one of the vocal masterpieces of all time. Michael did nothing new with the song. He tried to do it just like Percy, only it's not as good. I'm sure he made a lot of money, but in terms of artistic integrity he should have left it alone.
BigJazzCat
Percy Sledge appeared at the Starlight Lounge in Honey Island, TX in the early to mid 90's. I can tell a "there are no "bars" on this road story.
LucyyBaBii
well well well ,,, aren't i the first to comment... guess no one else likes this song, why i ask?